Okla. Professors Develop Cancer Protein - Newsday.com

This is pretty cool and shines a nice spotlight on OU.
Okla. Professors Develop Cancer Protein

By Associated Press

May 14, 2007, 5:04 PM EDT

NORMAN, Okla. -- Two professors at the University of Oklahoma say they've developed a protein that can stop the spread of certain cancer cells without damaging normal cells.

Thomas Pento and Roger Harrison helped develop a fusion protein that keeps some types of cancer cells from ingesting a vital protein called methionine. The fusion protein doesn't affect normal cells because, unlike cancer cells, they can be healthy without that protein.